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without michelle obama. the pattern i've always seen in my reporting is that she can-- to other people. and charlie, don't you think we're really going to see that in the 2012 campaign. >> rose: we continue this evening with wade davis, his book is called not silence. the great war, mall ory and the conquest of everests. >> the war became this template of their lives. and it was-- it was in the fiber of their being. and they carry odd i physically to the mountains. >> we conclude this evening with todd buchholz's book is called rush y you need and love the rat race. >> this journey that we're all in as noisy tas s as dangerous, as frustrating is a journey that has extended human life. a hundred years ago you wouldn't have seen there is a rat race a hundred years ago it was simpler. half the population lived on the farm, right. there was-- your cell phone wouldn't interrupt you during dinner, you wouldn't get stuck in traffic. but life expectancy, charlie was 48 years of age. 48 years of age in that simpler n
without michelle obama. the pattern i've always seen in my reporting is that she can-- to other people. and charlie, don't you think we're really going to see that in the 2012 campaign. >> rose: we continue this evening with wade davis, his book is called not silence. the great war, mall ory and the conquest of everests. >> the war became this template of their lives. and it was-- it was in the fiber of their being. and they carry odd i physically to the mountains. >> we...
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then michelle obama starts tweeting, creating a buzz about her role in the upcoming campaign. hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, angelina jolie. the academy award winning actress makes her debut as a movie director and writer with, "in the land of blood and honey." i sat down with her and the stars of the new movie this week to discuss the movie's influence and the role of powerful women in hollywood. the movie tells the story of danjiel, a bosnian serb and ajla a bosnian muslim. the couple, lovers before the war, are torn apart by the the ethnic conflict. jolie conceived the movie to show the impact of the bosnian war on the people who lived through it and as a statement against rape as a tool of war. why this movie, and why now? >> well, i didn't -- i didn't intend on becoming a director, i didn't want to direct a movie. i just, uh, spent ten years traveling around the world in conflict and post-conflict zones and i was moved by the situations and the people i met. and i felt compe
then michelle obama starts tweeting, creating a buzz about her role in the upcoming campaign. hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, angelina jolie. the academy award winning actress makes her debut as a movie director and writer with, "in the land of blood and honey." i sat down with her and the stars of the new movie this week to discuss the movie's influence and the role of powerful...
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michael, how is michelle obama seen by the american people? >> well, i think she's clearly the president's single best surrogate. shs a mix of grace and toughness of a kind that americans really like and respect. i'd say the same, by the way, of anne romney, who who has a tremendous advantage. it says something that i think both of these women are probably better natural politicians than their husbands. and of but the warning here, of course, is that, just like your vice presidents, the first lady is not determinative in the outcome of the election. otherwise, george h.w. bush would have been re-elected as president because barbara bush was a beloved figure in america. she is a tremendous advantage to the president. >> warner: how do you see, ruth, the role of michelle obama and anne romney? >> i think as michael said they're not going to be tipping the balance, but they are the first sarcombat. they are, first of all, validators of their spouses in the cases we've had mostly, the-- their husbands' person as. they help humanize them, and these
michael, how is michelle obama seen by the american people? >> well, i think she's clearly the president's single best surrogate. shs a mix of grace and toughness of a kind that americans really like and respect. i'd say the same, by the way, of anne romney, who who has a tremendous advantage. it says something that i think both of these women are probably better natural politicians than their husbands. and of but the warning here, of course, is that, just like your vice presidents, the...
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then, healthy up, says first lady michelle obama to public schools and the lunches they serve. behind the headlines, could wisconsin send the first out lesbian to the us senate. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, hillary's next move. >> 2012 could bring an end to hillary clinton's political career. this week, secretary clinton told her staff at the state department she's ready to step off "the high wire of american politics." >> i think after twenty years on being of the high wire of american politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would be a good idea to find out how tired i am. >> clinton also said she's not watching the republican debates. her comments come after widespread talk that she should be obama's 2012 running mate. the gallup poll rates clinton the most admired woman in america for 10 years. at 64 percent approval rating right now-the highest of any american political figure. >> how will hillary clinton's absence from politics impact politics? she may b
then, healthy up, says first lady michelle obama to public schools and the lunches they serve. behind the headlines, could wisconsin send the first out lesbian to the us senate. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, hillary's next move. >> 2012 could bring an end to hillary clinton's political career. this week, secretary clinton told her staff at the state department she's ready to step off...
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first lady, michelle obama and disney ceo bob iger announced the guidelines. it targets fast foods and sugary cereals and involves ads on tv stations targeted for children. suzanne pratt reports. >> introducing the taco. >> reporter: you won't see these any more on the house that micky built. >> doing the right thing is the best for the company and it's businesses. >> disney is doing what no major media company has done before in the united states and what i hope every company will do going forward. >> reporter: since 2006, visitors to disney parks have had healthy food and drink options and the company says 60% of meals sold today involve those choices. the ban on junk food ads is an extension of the campaign and analysts say the move is unlikely to hurt disney much financially. >> for companies like disney it's possible they don't lose share with the likes of a kellogg but kellog kellogg kell have healthier messages. >> reporter: other companies are expected to follow their lead as child obesity rates rise and healthier eating becomes more popular. suzanne p
first lady, michelle obama and disney ceo bob iger announced the guidelines. it targets fast foods and sugary cereals and involves ads on tv stations targeted for children. suzanne pratt reports. >> introducing the taco. >> reporter: you won't see these any more on the house that micky built. >> doing the right thing is the best for the company and it's businesses. >> disney is doing what no major media company has done before in the united states and what i hope every...
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bill clinton hit a home run, michelle obama hit a home run. now it's barack obama to carry it forward. he can't get by with a ground ruled double tonight. he these hit a home run. i mean, they've set a bar that is that high. i mean, there have been two exceptional nights, michelle obama and bill clinton. and while david and i were quite admiring ofoverno christie in tampa, there was nobody at the republican event that established anything to the same standard, i think, that barack obama needs to do. >> ifill: the republican campaign officials told me that the first night with michelle obama was supposed to be about heart and values and the second night was the prosecution and what's tonight supposed to be about with the president? >> i hope it's about the future. it better be. as you say, we know about what's in him, we saw the argument against the republicans, i went back and read the speech this morning and when i was looking for what the future was going to be, there was nothing. there was one sentence. so that better be what this is about.
bill clinton hit a home run, michelle obama hit a home run. now it's barack obama to carry it forward. he can't get by with a ground ruled double tonight. he these hit a home run. i mean, they've set a bar that is that high. i mean, there have been two exceptional nights, michelle obama and bill clinton. and while david and i were quite admiring ofoverno christie in tampa, there was nobody at the republican event that established anything to the same standard, i think, that barack obama needs...
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michelle obama said we were so poor that barack's shoes didn't fit. oh yeah? we were so poor barack's rusted car, you could see through the floor. oh yeah? three of our yachts are leaking. no comedian wanst obama to win. we'll vote for obama. just relax. be one of your cell. >> we will see you next week. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for a transcript of this broadcast, just log on to -- >> "inside washington" is brought to you by -- for more information, visit afge.org. are you totally unprepared? just about all of us have something hangen on our walls, pictures, paintings, art work clocks, all can come crashing down and create broken glass. inexpensive picture hook can secure pictures to the wall and help keep you and your family safe. for more information on earthquake preparedness,
michelle obama said we were so poor that barack's shoes didn't fit. oh yeah? we were so poor barack's rusted car, you could see through the floor. oh yeah? three of our yachts are leaking. no comedian wanst obama to win. we'll vote for obama. just relax. be one of your cell. >> we will see you next week. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for a transcript of this broadcast, just log on to -- >> "inside washington" is brought to you...
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. >> charlie:what is the dynamic of michelle obama and barack. >> what's fascinating is how it changed in the white house. when you were interveeg the president on cbs i was struck by what he said had happened though his relationship in the white house. it was consistent when i had heard which is the white house does tend to draw presidential couples together. the presre is extraordinary. only person you can trust let down your guard with. obamas such enormous challenges. before the white house they had more of a dialectic. this was fascinate bg their relationship. the president believed politics could be a vehicle for change and the political life could be livable. the first lady did not believe that politics was a valid viable way of creating social change, that political life was livable. all these years it's almost like their marriage is an extended debate wher they're trying to figure out the answer to those questions. she, i think, has been converted. michelle obama who hesitated about moving to the white house, who felt unease with politics had a rough first year behind-the-scen
. >> charlie:what is the dynamic of michelle obama and barack. >> what's fascinating is how it changed in the white house. when you were interveeg the president on cbs i was struck by what he said had happened though his relationship in the white house. it was consistent when i had heard which is the white house does tend to draw presidential couples together. the presre is extraordinary. only person you can trust let down your guard with. obamas such enormous challenges. before the...
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obama and the nice kids out of the white house, there will be people who come out and turn out. we are early in this part of the campaign, but you can count on the nastiness to fire up the base. limbaughs will let it all hang out, and there will be a reaction. now i stop and pause and wait. >> i mean, give me a break on the fox news. i'm flattered cox news, of which i am a small part, is so powerful and accepted. but come on. what mark was saying, the numbers for john mccain, it was the increase as them and turn out of the base that was so important for obama. 2008 was the dream. now you have a reality. no enthusiasm, that is pretty obvious. he was the most charismatic candidate in 2008 than we have had since reagan and even more. it was a perfect storm -- financial collapse, war weariness, eight years of republicans. the italian communist party could have won the election in 2008 -- [laughter] some say did hewin the election. >> from karl marx to the italian communist party, this is "masterpiece theatre." >> let me return to earth. "the washington post" had a good analysis of t
obama and the nice kids out of the white house, there will be people who come out and turn out. we are early in this part of the campaign, but you can count on the nastiness to fire up the base. limbaughs will let it all hang out, and there will be a reaction. now i stop and pause and wait. >> i mean, give me a break on the fox news. i'm flattered cox news, of which i am a small part, is so powerful and accepted. but come on. what mark was saying, the numbers for john mccain, it was the...
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. >> first lady, michelle obama, made a surprise appearance, calling on this important demographic to get out the vote. >> all on the line. >> away from the convention floor, dozens of events focused on women.despite a counter demon on the streets of charlotte, planned parenthood rallied women and men for the cause. >> i think nonef us ever imagined in this presidential election literally planned parenthood would be on the ballot when you have a candidate, president obama has been a supporter of women's health and a strong supporter of planned parenthood and mitt romney pledged to get rid of planned parenthood. for women what happened? president obama and the democratic party have a table of inclusiveness. everyone has a right to be seated at the table. in this instance planned parenthood has been a frontline first responder for young women, for poor women and access to healthcare. >> many of the women at the convention say they believe if more women were elected, women's health would not be an issue. hunt, head of political parity told me that will require a critical mass of women in
. >> first lady, michelle obama, made a surprise appearance, calling on this important demographic to get out the vote. >> all on the line. >> away from the convention floor, dozens of events focused on women.despite a counter demon on the streets of charlotte, planned parenthood rallied women and men for the cause. >> i think nonef us ever imagined in this presidential election literally planned parenthood would be on the ballot when you have a candidate, president...
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and the first lady michelle obama. we talk of many things, both political and personal. we also went outside on the balcony to talk about vacation. first the balcony and then later the conversation inside in the blue room with the president and the first lady. not a bad place to live. >> you know, it is gorgeous and... the humidity went down a bit for you, charlie. >> rose: you got a basketball court, a tennis court, a fountain. you can see the washington monument. >> i just always remind our kids this is rental housing. >> rose: (laughs) >> the american people have loaned us this for a little bit. >> rose: a year or five years, we'll see. >> our goal is to take good care of it and we can hand it over to the next administration in four more years. >> rose: how are the things you're planning coming out? >> they're going great, our garden... >> rose: she has a green thumb. >> i have a lot of help. i tell people that all the time. it's just been so much more than growing food but it started just a tremendous conversation
and the first lady michelle obama. we talk of many things, both political and personal. we also went outside on the balcony to talk about vacation. first the balcony and then later the conversation inside in the blue room with the president and the first lady. not a bad place to live. >> you know, it is gorgeous and... the humidity went down a bit for you, charlie. >> rose: you got a basketball court, a tennis court, a fountain. you can see the washington monument. >> i just...
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. >> after last night, i want a man who had the good sense to marry michelle obama. [applause] >> i am nominating former president bill clinton's democratic nional convenon speechn 2012 as the political speech of the year. anybody want to challenge me? >> i would echo that. he galvanized that convention, brought them to their feet, galvanized the political party. and they came out of there as a united party. >> he has a huge approval rating. >> second act if not third act in american life. bill clinton proves it. mad a better case for barack obama and joe biden and barack obama and joe biden had ever made. the other thing about bill clinton's speech is he had the ultimate line in it -- "this economy was so bad even i could not have fixed it." >> you pointed out in the opening of the show what was the worst political moment, which was the clint eastwood wasting 12 minutes of prime time when just before, you have had these truly heart rending stories -- artwarmi stoes aut te humaty of the republican challenger, and also a bio which was not shown. that was terrible. >>
. >> after last night, i want a man who had the good sense to marry michelle obama. [applause] >> i am nominating former president bill clinton's democratic nional convenon speechn 2012 as the political speech of the year. anybody want to challenge me? >> i would echo that. he galvanized that convention, brought them to their feet, galvanized the political party. and they came out of there as a united party. >> he has a huge approval rating. >> second act if not...
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what michelle obama is doin and -- doing is going in securing the base. >> colby? >> politically, this is a nonstarter with th republicans. romney i in a worse position because he is still beholden to the right wing of his party. he cannot move on this subject very far without them screaming, as charles suggested. >> i screamed it quietly. >> silent scream. >> silent scream, with tears cascading down the cheeks. this is an addition of the position romney will be in through the campaign, not only on this issue, but other issues. >> n i'm not sure. this is a case where the republicans have been working on something. rubio has been working on a compromise in lot like this, which had not -- which, had it been enacted in congress, would have been done the right way. the billions of this me by obama politically was to preempt -- the brilliance of this move up by obama politically was to preempt that and take the issue for himself. rubio would've had a solution that would have been consensual. >> friday morning, you pick up the pap, an15 b ban downgraded by moody's. i tho
what michelle obama is doin and -- doing is going in securing the base. >> colby? >> politically, this is a nonstarter with th republicans. romney i in a worse position because he is still beholden to the right wing of his party. he cannot move on this subject very far without them screaming, as charles suggested. >> i screamed it quietly. >> silent scream. >> silent scream, with tears cascading down the cheeks. this is an addition of the position romney will be in...
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>> just struck me that michelle obama as former first lady could be first female facebook board member. >> that would be interesting. you mean after he's out of office? >> that's what i thought you meant. we'll see. behind the headlines: immigration and public schools. the u.s. census estimates there are 322 languages spoken at home in the u.s. one in eight people living in the u.s. is a legal or illegal immigrant. millions of their children go to public school with little or no knowledge of english. "to the contrary" examines the impact on public schools: the u.s. experienced phenomenal growth in the number of english-language learners during the last decade. between the 1997-98 and 2008-2009 school years, non-english-speaking students ballooned from 3.5 million to 5.3 million, or by more than half. at some public schools as many as 85 languages are spoken. this makes it much tougher for teachers and much more expensive for schools to teach english as a second language, while teaching the bics: reading, writing and arithmetic. >> educating children is real expensive. any children. and
>> just struck me that michelle obama as former first lady could be first female facebook board member. >> that would be interesting. you mean after he's out of office? >> that's what i thought you meant. we'll see. behind the headlines: immigration and public schools. the u.s. census estimates there are 322 languages spoken at home in the u.s. one in eight people living in the u.s. is a legal or illegal immigrant. millions of their children go to public school with little or...
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. >> here is michelle obama campaigning in florida. >> this election, ladies, is the choice about supporting women and families. [applause] make sure that you tell people that you're president believes that women should be able to make our own choices about our health care. >> there you go, a real platform, an opportunity for the democrats, the women's vote. >> this is not black and white. there is no question that congressman akin has done enormous damage, but according to the gallup poll, this is an issue that divides the country. 1/3 of democrats are pro-life. a majority of independents call themselves pro-life rather than pro-choice. this is a get-out-the-vote issue for women, especially pro-choice women. let me make one exception to my colleagues here. i think it was bad for the democrats. i think the democrats went for the cat of abortion this week, which is not a decisive issue. they were rolling up the score on medicare against paul ryan -- >> i agree with you. >> they had a chance to define paul ryan as mr. change medicare. as republican tom davis said to me, there is no member of c
. >> here is michelle obama campaigning in florida. >> this election, ladies, is the choice about supporting women and families. [applause] make sure that you tell people that you're president believes that women should be able to make our own choices about our health care. >> there you go, a real platform, an opportunity for the democrats, the women's vote. >> this is not black and white. there is no question that congressman akin has done enormous damage, but according...
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obama's family history. >> we actually know where this story ends, with michelle obama, with the first african-american first lady in the white house. but the question is where is began. >> with the fourth of july approaching, i asked muhammad to talk about celebrating the present without whitewashing the past. welcome to the show. >> thank you very much, bill, for having me. >> why history? i ask the question because henry ford famously said, "history is bunk." >> that's right. >> and you clearly disagree. >> i clearly disagree. and i think this is a moment with questions about what the founding fathers intended, when they established our system of government. how large it should be. the debate between jefferson and hamilton, about whether there should be central government or small country of farmer republics. this question of what our original history is has shaped almost every aspect of the american experience. in other words, history is all around us. whether or not it is an accurate description of what happened in 1776, for example, or what happened in 1865 is secondary to the po
obama's family history. >> we actually know where this story ends, with michelle obama, with the first african-american first lady in the white house. but the question is where is began. >> with the fourth of july approaching, i asked muhammad to talk about celebrating the present without whitewashing the past. welcome to the show. >> thank you very much, bill, for having me. >> why history? i ask the question because henry ford famously said, "history is...
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hey, charlie, michelle obama said on the campaign trail the next 15 days is going to feel long. for whom? >> rose: john dickerson, thank you for doing double dutyor us from cbs to come over here, as always, thank you. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: mark, john, thank you. as always. >> thank you, charlie. thank you, charlie. >> rose: and albert, last word to you. >> we have concluded here, every night that there has been a debate we have been here live holding the fort these have certainly been and industry less than 20 seconds, memorable debates than in the past, have they not? taken as a hole? >> i agree, charlie, they have been among the most memorable er d i thank you we have had fu f on this and yahweh to see halperin at the council for foreign relations. >> rose: i can't wait to see what happens tomorrow, thank you all it has been a pleasure, thank you at home. see you next time. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
hey, charlie, michelle obama said on the campaign trail the next 15 days is going to feel long. for whom? >> rose: john dickerson, thank you for doing double dutyor us from cbs to come over here, as always, thank you. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: mark, john, thank you. as always. >> thank you, charlie. thank you, charlie. >> rose: and albert, last word to you. >> we have concluded here, every night that there has been a debate we have been here live...
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i had the luxury of interviewing michelle obama in the run-up to the election, and one of the great things that she said that always sticks with me is that, you know... she talked about their own family. she said, "there are thousands of us out there just like this. it's just not something that folks usually see on their tv network, you know." but if you live in an african-american community, you see it all the time. these awful statistics that we hear are true and should not be downplayed, but they have a kind of tyrannical effect of obliterating the rest of that reality. so if i tell you one-third of african americans are poor, well, that's tragic when you look at the poverty statistics for other ethnic groups. but if you live in an african-american community, the fact of the matter is that most people aren't poor. and you see that, you experience that on a daily and a pretty regular basis as you move through the community. so those two things do not experience the same place in the conversation, but it's something that, you know, you know is true as an african american. >> hinojosa: so
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. >> reporter: michelle obama was encouraging children to participate in sport. she was also giving american athletes permission to take a deep breath, albeit with slightly more panache. you all take advantage ever everything, stop, look around you i know in my position sometimes i don't get a chance to breathe or take it in. this only happens every few years. try to have fun and try to breathe a little bit but also win, thanks. in the >> reporter: and all the while, the olympic torch getting closer and closer. it's been seven years coming. there've been security concerns, transport worries. it's cost over 9 billion pounds. once in the clear, matthew pincen brought it to the royal barge, the "gloriana." 16 british oarsmen took it on board,ncluding two men in then to tower bridge and the final stage of the relay. ahead of tonight's ceremony, the queen greeted world leaders. >> to me this spirits of togetherness is the most important part of the olympic ideal. and the british people can be proud of the part they have played in keeping the spirit alive. >> reporter:
. >> reporter: michelle obama was encouraging children to participate in sport. she was also giving american athletes permission to take a deep breath, albeit with slightly more panache. you all take advantage ever everything, stop, look around you i know in my position sometimes i don't get a chance to breathe or take it in. this only happens every few years. try to have fun and try to breathe a little bit but also win, thanks. in the >> reporter: and all the while, the olympic...
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he just mop it had floor with obama." democrats were dispirited. so one african american gentleman wrote "for the first time in my adult life-- playing on something michelle obama said years ago-- i'm embarrassed for barack obama." >> warner: i noticed from a graphic of twitter it went in peaks and valleys but there was one particular high point and informs the -- during a discussion about regulation. and it was mostly mitt romney. let's watch that. >> there have been 122 community and small banks have closed since dodd-frank so there's one example. here's another, in dodd-frank -- >> lehrer: do you want to repeal dodd-frank? >> i would repeal it and replace it. we're not going to get rid of regulation. you have to have regulation. there are some parts of dodd frank that make all the sense in the world. you need transparency, you need to have leverage limits for institutions. >> lehrer: well, there's a specific. but -- >> let me mention the other one. >> lehrer: excuse me. >> let's mention the other one -- >> lehrer: let's not. let's let him respon
he just mop it had floor with obama." democrats were dispirited. so one african american gentleman wrote "for the first time in my adult life-- playing on something michelle obama said years ago-- i'm embarrassed for barack obama." >> warner: i noticed from a graphic of twitter it went in peaks and valleys but there was one particular high point and informs the -- during a discussion about regulation. and it was mostly mitt romney. let's watch that. >> there have been...
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he and michelle obama worry more about our troops and our forces and the stress that they have been placed under and their families. than anything else and he would always probe about okay if we do this, what is the effect going to be on our national interests what is the effect going to be on the force? what is the effect going to be on ho how we operate? and until he got an answer tt staffed him, he kept probing and i think that is pretty good way to do it. >> speaking of saudi arabia, our relationship seems to be in pretty good shape now, although the saudis were concerned at some point in the beginning of the arab spring. >> i think that we have a good working relationship with the saudis in terms of we share common concernsable in terms of terror and in terms of the counterinsurgency kind of thing, in tms of radicals making statements about what they would like to do, in terms of the presence of al qaeda and its affiliates around saudi arabia and yes member, yemen and somalia and so i think that having those mutual concerns and i think there has been a very good sharing of intelligenc
he and michelle obama worry more about our troops and our forces and the stress that they have been placed under and their families. than anything else and he would always probe about okay if we do this, what is the effect going to be on our national interests what is the effect going to be on the force? what is the effect going to be on ho how we operate? and until he got an answer tt staffed him, he kept probing and i think that is pretty good way to do it. >> speaking of saudi arabia,...
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(cheers and applause) >> reporter: the highlight tonight will feature first lady michelle obama addressing the convention. >> ifill: ray suarez is down there among the delegates where he'll be everyday and every night all week. ray? >> suarez: gwen and judy, the convention, as harry noted, was gaveled into order by debbie wasserman schultz and will turn to official business and housekeeping but now as official t official delegates are making their way into the hall it's well and truly under way with a parade of speakers including the first woman bishop of the african methodist episcopal church, the leader of the international service employees international union, mary kay henry, and the first woman three-star general in the u.s. army, claudia kennedy. it's interesting, they get to make the rebuttal case as the republican had their convention last week but you can already hear a mirror image of america being presented by the speakers of this convention. earlier financial journalists and author andrew tobias spoke of the democrats' support for same-sex marriage, which was widely deplored la
(cheers and applause) >> reporter: the highlight tonight will feature first lady michelle obama addressing the convention. >> ifill: ray suarez is down there among the delegates where he'll be everyday and every night all week. ray? >> suarez: gwen and judy, the convention, as harry noted, was gaveled into order by debbie wasserman schultz and will turn to official business and housekeeping but now as official t official delegates are making their way into the hall it's well...
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the much anticipated linup of speaks icludes first lady michelle obama and former president bill clinton. the convention concludes on thursday with vice president joe biden and finally the president and his acceptance speech. joining me now in charlotte, mark halperin, the editor at large for "time" magazine. >> welcome. i need to introduce to you-- i need not introduce to you this program and this audience but it is a good way to start, you know. tell me what ought to come out of this convention? what should the democrats hope to accomplish in the same way the republicans hope to do two things, on todefi the goodhin and he likable things about mitt romney and at the same time, suggest to those democrats who like barack obama but might be willing to change why they should change. >> i think from talk together democrats, both those working for the president and other smart democrats i think there is three broad things. one is to put the frame on mitt romney, the negative frame on him in a way that does not seem mean-spirited, that does not seem challengeable in the facts. just to sort of
the much anticipated linup of speaks icludes first lady michelle obama and former president bill clinton. the convention concludes on thursday with vice president joe biden and finally the president and his acceptance speech. joining me now in charlotte, mark halperin, the editor at large for "time" magazine. >> welcome. i need to introduce to you-- i need not introduce to you this program and this audience but it is a good way to start, you know. tell me what ought to come out...
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into a rereef event, their surrogates have been out there, ann romney, joe biden, michelle obama, bill clinton. their campaigns have continued to run advertising. we've se solicitations for contributions not to the obama campaign but to the red cross from that massive email list that barack obama has. the campaigns were up and running. they're still doing all the things they normally do. there's a little more sensitivity in the states that are affected by the hurricane but they can't really afford to pull out, to push the pause button. >> ifill: democrats have been saying that mitt romney during the republican primary debates may have said that he would actually cut back on fema which is not as unpopular as it once was. >> he saide wanted to move as much of that responsibility to the states and to private contributions as possible. so he's getting hit for that right now. what would mitt romney's fema look like? would it be as well funded as the current organization? there's about $7 billion in the bank right now. if mitt romney and republicans were in control in congress there is a que
into a rereef event, their surrogates have been out there, ann romney, joe biden, michelle obama, bill clinton. their campaigns have continued to run advertising. we've se solicitations for contributions not to the obama campaign but to the red cross from that massive email list that barack obama has. the campaigns were up and running. they're still doing all the things they normally do. there's a little more sensitivity in the states that are affected by the hurricane but they can't really...
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obama's parents, working paycheck to paycheck. and then there's the washington democratic club, the corporate lawyers, the lobbyists, the wall streeters, like robert rubin and peter orszag." and i was wondering, as i watched, if obama wins reelection, which party goes back to the white house with him? the party of the country or the party of the club? >> well, we certainly hope will be the party ofhe country, the party of 25 million americans without any jobs, the party of people struggling to keep their heads above water, the party of the people who want to see health care for all of us. but there is no question, bill, of the enormous impact that big money has, certainly on the republican party, but on the democratic party as well. and i fear very much that unless we galvanize public opinion, unless we create the kind of progressive grassroots movement the big money interest will continue to dominate. >> tell me how that money works. i mean, you' beeon the inside 20-some-odd years, as i sit. how does it actually work? we hear "mo
obama's parents, working paycheck to paycheck. and then there's the washington democratic club, the corporate lawyers, the lobbyists, the wall streeters, like robert rubin and peter orszag." and i was wondering, as i watched, if obama wins reelection, which party goes back to the white house with him? the party of the country or the party of the club? >> well, we certainly hope will be the party ofhe country, the party of 25 million americans without any jobs, the party of people...
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you can go to "before midnight tonight" which was an e-mail sent out by michelle obama. >> i got that one! >> did he say you "hey, iend? >> we're very tight! >> this one says barack is so grateful to everyone's who has his back, he'd like to sit down with each of you and personally thank you. if you go to the next one, take a look, the red is what's deleted and here it is, the green is the new piece here. so it now says sarah jessica parker is a loving mom, incredibly hard worker, great role model. so they tailor each of these, mails to different segments of the population. >> there are some versions that mention mariah carey is giving a concert. there's others that ntion a tour, the fashion editor and mogul that will be attending the dinner. >> there's video from sarah jessica parker as well. so this so they are tweaking this constantly. >> there have long been tailored messages that go out to individual donors. but it seems like this is a refinement that is doing using computer analysis of language. it's... it takes it another step further. it's robot generated >> it's a very compli
you can go to "before midnight tonight" which was an e-mail sent out by michelle obama. >> i got that one! >> did he say you "hey, iend? >> we're very tight! >> this one says barack is so grateful to everyone's who has his back, he'd like to sit down with each of you and personally thank you. if you go to the next one, take a look, the red is what's deleted and here it is, the green is the new piece here. so it now says sarah jessica parker is a loving...
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speakers to watch tomorrow for include first lady michelle obama and san antonio mayor julian castro who will deliver the keynote address. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: as democrats arrived in charlotte, president obama again criticized republican mitt romney for opposing the auto industry bailout in 2009. later, the president toured hurricane damage in louisiana. romney issued a labor day statement, saying too many americans still don't know when they'll find work and start getting pay checks again. and the new head of the international red cross arrived in syria, urging greater humanitarian access to civilians caught in the fighting. and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm gwen ifill >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these initutions and undations. and... this prog
speakers to watch tomorrow for include first lady michelle obama and san antonio mayor julian castro who will deliver the keynote address. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: as democrats arrived in charlotte, president obama again criticized republican mitt romney for opposing the auto industry bailout in 2009. later, the president toured hurricane damage in louisiana. romney issued a labor day statement, saying too many americans still don't know when they'll find work...
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michelle obama spoke there last month. >> and if barack wins north carolina, we'll be well on our way to putting barack back in the white house for four more years. >> brown: on saturday the campaign set up a tent amid the pregame drilling at the viking football classic between elizabeth city state and sawnt augustine. registering new voters and bringing in actress journey smolet to mix with the crowd. 18-year-old sure petty was fired up by casting her first vote >> everybody is excitedded. everybody's really excited about getting obama in for a second term. >> brown: of course for mitt romney this is perhaps even more a must-win state. he's made numerous visits and republicans insist they won't let things slip away again. b lockwood is communications director for the north carolina g.o.p. >> comparatively from where we were in 2008 to where we are now we've made 20 times the amount of phone calls, more than 100 times the amount of door knocks. over two million voter contacts more than we did in all of 2008 in north carolina. we're doing a great job getting our message out >> brown: o
michelle obama spoke there last month. >> and if barack wins north carolina, we'll be well on our way to putting barack back in the white house for four more years. >> brown: on saturday the campaign set up a tent amid the pregame drilling at the viking football classic between elizabeth city state and sawnt augustine. registering new voters and bringing in actress journey smolet to mix with the crowd. 18-year-old sure petty was fired up by casting her first vote >> everybody...
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i think michele bachmann also told a reporter that romney could not beat obama and that is what people are going to remember. but gingrich is not wrong. compared to obama, yes. they will, romney's way, at they all do. >> romney was lucky that the whole afghanistan thing was happening when one of his gay spokespeople quit because they did not want to talk, because some conservative groups whined about it. that would have been front-page news for a couple of days. >> good point. the two types of the parties, the democrats are party of the rabble, uneducated -- >> like tea party people. >> so they nominate people who are wellborn, franklin roosevelt, adlai stevenson. republicans are well off and they nominate people for humble, ronald reagan, herbert hoover. ronny reinforces the stereotype of the republicans as a party that is well-off and a little out of touch. >> rney does not help fat cat image, talking about the cars. don't, and look, i understand why they keep stumbling into that. that is his weakness. i am surprised he is so careless with that. one point that mark brought up about t
i think michele bachmann also told a reporter that romney could not beat obama and that is what people are going to remember. but gingrich is not wrong. compared to obama, yes. they will, romney's way, at they all do. >> romney was lucky that the whole afghanistan thing was happening when one of his gay spokespeople quit because they did not want to talk, because some conservative groups whined about it. that would have been front-page news for a couple of days. >> good point. the...
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. >> rose: judy cantor in a book about the obamas said that michelle obama as a campaigner was more like bill clinton and barack obama was more like hillary clinton. >> that's interesting. she writes in that book that michelle wants the bigness. she wants not to be just politics as usual. there are a lot of people in every campaign, including the obama campaign, that are skilled in politics and they revert to that form. rose: what do you think about this new book by robert kagen about american decline-- or lack of? >> i'm... i'm with bob on... in general about ameran decline. i do not think we're in decline. the cultural d.n.a. of the country is still very strong. the young people very impressive young people. if you look at the social indicators that went bad in the '60s, '70s, and' 80s, they're all heading in the right direction. teenage pregnancy is down. teenage soodz is down. domestic violence is down. crime is down. the divorce rates foreople unde30 a lower than people over 30 after the same years of marriage. incredibly wholesome generation. my joke is they'll have the biggest mid
. >> rose: judy cantor in a book about the obamas said that michelle obama as a campaigner was more like bill clinton and barack obama was more like hillary clinton. >> that's interesting. she writes in that book that michelle wants the bigness. she wants not to be just politics as usual. there are a lot of people in every campaign, including the obama campaign, that are skilled in politics and they revert to that form. rose: what do you think about this new book by robert kagen...
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>> even if we fired every single federal employee from the person who's watering michelle obama's tomatoes to the woman wh's sitting in some silo in north dakota with her finger on the button to launch a missile if need be, if we got rid of all of them we would have saved a lot of money but it would have only made a small dent in the deficit the deficit was over a trillion dollars last year and we would have saved $435 million in wages and benefits if we fired every federal employee. >> reporter: including the military? >> including the military. the point is that most of the money the federal government collects does not go to pay bureaucrats it goes right back out again in the form of benets or state and local government grants or contracts. if we don't restrain spending someone is going to get less money from the federal government. >> reporter: so if not health care, how about something else? and i can guess why you wanted us to go here. that's the pentagon and this must be military spending which is how much of the total budget? >> it's about 20% of the federal budget now. $700 billio
>> even if we fired every single federal employee from the person who's watering michelle obama's tomatoes to the woman wh's sitting in some silo in north dakota with her finger on the button to launch a missile if need be, if we got rid of all of them we would have saved a lot of money but it would have only made a small dent in the deficit the deficit was over a trillion dollars last year and we would have saved $435 million in wages and benefits if we fired every federal employee....
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bachmann s michelle obama. same reaction, though. president obama has the video down, he has the people watching videos, captivated by his videos mitt romy isn't there yet. he's making the effort to create these very well produced documentary style videos. the campaign is starting to get the hang of it... >> you're saying it's less snernl >> no, the videos coming out of the romney campaign haven't really grabbed hold of the followers. >> suarez: lauren ashe burn and howard kurtz of the daily download, good to see you both. >> thank you. >> brown: next tonight, narrowing the gap between urban and rural dwellers tt exists even in relatively prosperous country such as thailand. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on one social entrepreneur's project in that southeast asian nation. a version of this segment aired on the pbs program, "religion and ethics newsweekly". >> reporter: it looks more like a theme park than a school. it's not just its location-- in one of thailand's most impoverished regions--
bachmann s michelle obama. same reaction, though. president obama has the video down, he has the people watching videos, captivated by his videos mitt romy isn't there yet. he's making the effort to create these very well produced documentary style videos. the campaign is starting to get the hang of it... >> you're saying it's less snernl >> no, the videos coming out of the romney campaign haven't really grabbed hold of the followers. >> suarez: lauren ashe burn and howard...
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today first lady michelle obama visited a gathering of latino delegates and elected officials. >> all of our ciz deserve opportunity, whether it's passing health reform so families don't go broke because someone gets sick. whether it's helping folks stay in their homes or fighting for the dream act so that all the our children have opportunities worthy of their dreams and their promise. >> suarez: president has won praise from latino officials in removing the threat of deportation for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children-- the so-called dreamers. undocumented young adults carried banners saying, no papers, no fear in sunday's big demonstration at the democratic convention. >> which side of history it's going to be on with this issue. >> we want to know what side of history the president is going to be, if he will be helping the small communities and migrant communities. >> the national head of college democrats is a mexican american from texas. alejandra salinas says, sure, the dreamers can't vote, but their cause does drive support from latino
today first lady michelle obama visited a gathering of latino delegates and elected officials. >> all of our ciz deserve opportunity, whether it's passing health reform so families don't go broke because someone gets sick. whether it's helping folks stay in their homes or fighting for the dream act so that all the our children have opportunities worthy of their dreams and their promise. >> suarez: president has won praise from latino officials in removing the threat of deportation...
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on friday, gwen ifill has a look at first lady michele obama's unique family history with author rachel swarns. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with ruth marcus and michael gerson, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
on friday, gwen ifill has a look at first lady michele obama's unique family history with author rachel swarns. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with ruth marcus and michael gerson, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public...
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and michelle obama is the first campaign.. first person on the campaign trail. she did an event in memphis and she said "get the details of health care reform. help people understand what's in it. she went through line by line and talked about the things in it. that will be the new type of message communication here for them. >> woodruff: just quickly, a sense that conservatives energized by this? >> you're seeing it not just from republicans but people on the ground, organizations are saying we'll vow to elect mitt romney so we can get rid of this and romney's trying to hone in and capitalize on that energy. >> woodruff: so both sides girding again to do battle. >> brown: and in case you couldn't follow the day's developments as they unfolded, we did that online. there you can catch up on the speeches, the analysis, and reactions to the decision. you weighed in with questions on twitter and in a live chat. plus, we annotated the ruling to highlight key passages from both the majority and minority opinions. all that is on our website. and there were other major
and michelle obama is the first campaign.. first person on the campaign trail. she did an event in memphis and she said "get the details of health care reform. help people understand what's in it. she went through line by line and talked about the things in it. that will be the new type of message communication here for them. >> woodruff: just quickly, a sense that conservatives energized by this? >> you're seeing it not just from republicans but people on the ground,...
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obama. they're going to greet members of this town hall. we're going to bring in here with judy wood rough, of course. gwen, i think we saw a very different dent from the first presidential debate. this is the president who displayed more energy. you heard him use the word fight there. but this is a president who seemed to be fighting for the job of president for a second term. that was something that was, i think, very much in question after the debate that we saw happen in denver earlier this month. >> woodruff: david brooks, how did you see it >> if we go by winners and losers i would have to say obama won this debate. romney gave good answers. there were two really good answers that romney gave on what the last four years have been like differentiating himself from george w. bush but in general i thought obama was more poised, more fluid, more natural. had some moments, some television moments, objecting to mitt romney's characterization of his actions after the benghazi attack. a series
obama. they're going to greet members of this town hall. we're going to bring in here with judy wood rough, of course. gwen, i think we saw a very different dent from the first presidential debate. this is the president who displayed more energy. you heard him use the word fight there. but this is a president who seemed to be fighting for the job of president for a second term. that was something that was, i think, very much in question after the debate that we saw happen in denver earlier this...
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and first lady michelle obama tweeted that "every mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected." later, rosen issued an apology, saying her words were "poorly chosen". the presidential battle in egypt has taken a new turn. islamists in parliament pushed through a bill today to ban officials who served under ousted president hosni mubarak from seeking the office. it was aimed mainly at former vice president omar suleiman. he announced he's running in the may election after the muslim brotherhood fielded a candidate. egypt's ruling military council would still have to approve the ban. the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, said today he's considering holding presidential elections a year early. the vote is currently set for 2014, when most nato combat forces are scheduled to hand over security to the afghans and withdraw. karzai said it might be better to schedule one or the other for 2013, instead. he discussed the situation with nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen during a meeting in kabul. >> this is something that i have been thinking about. i have had some cons
and first lady michelle obama tweeted that "every mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected." later, rosen issued an apology, saying her words were "poorly chosen". the presidential battle in egypt has taken a new turn. islamists in parliament pushed through a bill today to ban officials who served under ousted president hosni mubarak from seeking the office. it was aimed mainly at former vice president omar suleiman. he announced he's running in the may...
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obama agreed to marry me, and so i just want to wish, sweetie, you happy anniversary, and let you know that a year from now, we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. four years ago, we went through the worst financial crisis since the great depression. millions of jobs remember lost. the auto industry was on the brink of collapse, the financial system had frozen up. and because of the resilience and the determination of the american people, we've begun to fight our way back. over the last 30 months, we've seen five million jobs in the private sector created. the auto industry has come roaring back. and housing has begun to rise. but we all know that we'vetill got a lot of work to do. and so the question here tonight is not where we've been but where we're going. governor romney has a perspective that says if we cut taxes skewed towards the wealthy and roll back regulations, that we'll be better off. i've got a different view. i think we've got to invest in education and training. i think it's important for us to develop new source of energy here in america. that we
obama agreed to marry me, and so i just want to wish, sweetie, you happy anniversary, and let you know that a year from now, we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. four years ago, we went through the worst financial crisis since the great depression. millions of jobs remember lost. the auto industry was on the brink of collapse, the financial system had frozen up. and because of the resilience and the determination of the american people, we've begun to fight our way back....
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basing her presidential campaign on overturning it. >> on this original author of the bill to repeal obama care. obviously i'm hoping that the courts find that this bill is unconstitutional and strikes down 100% of the rule. from the comments that we heard over three days looked that they were not impressed with the individual mandate. looked like they may in fact declare the entire bill unconstitutional. that's what the american people want. >> this week back man reaffirmed her vows not to stop until so-called obama care is repealed. >> i think president obama had it right when he said the problem in health care was cost. what he got wrong was the answer, the government taking over of healthcare already before the bill is implemented is abject failure. i want to make sure that women have full and complete access to all of the health chair choices that they want. not that some government bureaucrat says, ys, you can, no, you can't. i want women empowered when it comes to health care. >> so, linda, first of all do you think -- do you agree with the majority of coverage out thereaid that the
basing her presidential campaign on overturning it. >> on this original author of the bill to repeal obama care. obviously i'm hoping that the courts find that this bill is unconstitutional and strikes down 100% of the rule. from the comments that we heard over three days looked that they were not impressed with the individual mandate. looked like they may in fact declare the entire bill unconstitutional. that's what the american people want. >> this week back man reaffirmed her...
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, a good speech by obama and michelle and bubye-bye den and they come on board. >> rose: that the did not give them as much of an advantage as they expected? >> i don't know, given that you only had eight percent of undecided voters then and the democratic leaning ones and romney gets his share after a good debate in denver there is evidence by the way rom in i made more gains -- >> rose: but were all of those people who went to romney after in terms of polling, after the denver debate, were they people that were in an undecided column or were they people who were leaning to, say, the president? >> so more than, more were probably undecided voters, i think you still have a few soft undecided voters who may have flipped, but -- >> rose: soft supportin votes who may have flipped from one side to the other. >> but the problem is they might change their mind even at the last, even at the last minute, potentially so you can gain from that undecided pool sometimes those are more valuable gains in a way, i mean there is no doubt that had the debate not gone well for romney you might have had
, a good speech by obama and michelle and bubye-bye den and they come on board. >> rose: that the did not give them as much of an advantage as they expected? >> i don't know, given that you only had eight percent of undecided voters then and the democratic leaning ones and romney gets his share after a good debate in denver there is evidence by the way rom in i made more gains -- >> rose: but were all of those people who went to romney after in terms of polling, after the...
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michele flournoy is the co-chair of the obama campaign's national security advisory committee. she also serves as undersecrety of defense for licy in the obama administration. and peter feaver served on the national security council staff during the george w. bush administration. he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for not rejecting strongly enough america's influence in the world. yet when it came to specifics, we didn't hear many details. so let me just ask you about a couple of different places in the world. what about when it comes to iran. what exaly governor romney be doing differently right now? >> well, this is the criticism that the obama campaign has leveled at the romney campaign for not being detailed and specific enough. when it comes to iran, the president hasn't laid out a red line that he said clearly he would enforce. when asked to be precise about what it means for iran not to possess a nucl
michele flournoy is the co-chair of the obama campaign's national security advisory committee. she also serves as undersecrety of defense for licy in the obama administration. and peter feaver served on the national security council staff during the george w. bush administration. he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for not...